Category Archives: Seattle economy

Usual suspects around Seattle unusually rich, as usual

Posted on by July 5, 2014
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Same 10 grace new Forbes list of the world’s richest.

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The most prescient billboard in Seattle

Posted on by July 5, 2014
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Eddie Bauer’s “EDDIE.SET.GO” sign on display as area company announces its sale to a Maryland company.

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New ‘View of the World from 9th Avenue’ would include Seattle

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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City wasn’t on famous 1976 New Yorker cover

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Seattle is world-class in many ways–including problems

Posted on by July 5, 2014
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Flawed floating bridge, stuck tunnel machine lead list of municipal woes

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Elusive truths in Seattle-centered battle over GMO food labeling

Posted on by July 5, 2014
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Panicked food industry pours huge resources into opposition

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Stephen Colbert gets a high on pot rules for Seattle

Posted on by May 30, 2015
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Comedian criticizes recreational marijuana legalization

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Forbes 400 list catches up with New To Seattle

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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Nordstrom family’s Anne Gittinger officially joins ritzy roster

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Looming spotlight: Seattle suburb vote on $15 minimum wage

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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City of SeaTac measure may draw national attention

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Dissimilar Seattle and Detroit make a Top 10 list

Posted on by July 5, 2014
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Both cities grace a roster of large metro areas with the coolest summers

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Is Seattle really among ‘America’s snobbiest cities’?

Posted on by May 30, 2015
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Travel + Leisure ranks the area No. 5 in a tie with Santa Fe.

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Comcast remains closer to Lake Woebegon than Seattle

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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Customer service problems persist at cable giant, but lower prices can be extracted

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Another big sales tax refund in Seattle, for all of $4.75

Posted on by May 30, 2015
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State coughs up the money after Fry’s Electronics and Iolo Technologies tell me to pound sand.

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Seattle again through the eyes of different search engines

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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More and more, they primarily cater to tourists

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On top retirement place lists, Seattle area is largely MIA

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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Reason includes high cost of living and taxes

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Sexy Gates proposal brings more needling Seattle’s way

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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Call for a better condom draws a lot of notice

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Seattle expects record tourism year: Pot, what pot?

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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Prospect of massive visitors seeking legal marijuana goes unmentioned

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In Seattle, the usual suspects again (plus two)

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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Anne Gittinger and Gabe Newell join roster of the world’s richest.

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Club soda officially declared tax-free in Seattle–7 days late

Posted on by May 30, 2015
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Washington Department of Revenue finally responds to my formal query.

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My 68-cent sales tax refund in Seattle

Posted on by May 30, 2015
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Albertsons gets back to me, more than can be said for the state Department of Revenue.

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